Donuts and Pie Fitness
Coastal Grandmother is a real thing. It has been around forever – just without a name. You don’t need to be a grandmother or even live on the coast. It’s about how you live your life- slowing down and taking time to enjoy the little things. Coastal Grandmother is living your best life, enjoying life’s…
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Every morning my husband makes me coffee; a strong shot of espresso with thick foamy oat milk. While I am sure it would be just as awesome without this machine. It is definitely a humongous splurge and beautiful addition to our kitchen. As an aside- we have started gifting this Jura machine for wedding presents…
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Jennifer Garner gets it. Have you watched her box jumping on IG with her trainer Beth Nicely? Box Jumps…Single leg jumps…Oblique twist jumps… all on the top of a small box about 14″ high. It’s definitely one way to work your legs, challenge your balance, and increase bone density. Box jumps looked fun to do,…
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Have you ever thought about giving a Fitness/Health/Wellness product as a wedding gift? Especially if the couple doesn’t exercise? Hear me out, Please. I am not talking mats and weights. Do you really want to give the happy couple one more cutting board? If you have checked their registry and everything has already been purchased,…
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And once you have put your gym equipment away- come back for a great glute exercise, ducks, mail, earlobes, and beans! I am in spring-cleaning mode- which, considering the piles of leftover construction “stuff” in my house and the mess in my home gym undergoing a renovation, is a big undertaking. This weekend I put…
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Home is where the workouts are these days. As a follow-up to the home gym story in the October 2021 issue of Better Homes & Gardens, we tapped fitness pro Gretchen Zelek for tips on finding a spot to sweat it out and gear to put new life into any at-home routine. Plus, she shares…
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Gretchen was recently quoted in a couple of Oxygen Magazine articles. One titled 5 Calorie-Torching Rowing Machine Cardio Workouts. Here’s an excerpt of the article: Rowing may be considered one of the more “old-school” cardio workouts — but frankly, it’s one of the best, too, blowing away other alternatives when it comes to calorie burn,…
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Dancer, 90’s video fitness pro and the face of Reebok, 30 years experience as an International Wellness Expert, Mindset Coach, Speaker, and Author Petra Kolber @petrakolber tells you why The Longest Distance You Will Ever Travel Is From Your Head To Your Heart and Why You Need To Practice Positive Psychology. Gretchen and Annie speak…
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KariAnne Wood is Thistlewood Farm. She is a 50+ yr old mother of 4, wife, blogger, DIYer, decorator, baker, and overall, a genuinely nice, relatable, and very positive person. Wanting a more quiet family-based life her family moved from the city hustle to a quiet farmhouse in Kentucky. About a year ago they purchased the…
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A good summer read. A fascinating story. A wonderfully kind, smart, and creative author. Put them all together and you have Heather Haldeman and her first novel “Kids and Cocktails don’t Mix: a memoir“. Heather writes a captivating story about growing up in an exclusive gated community in Los Angeles during the 60’s and 70’s. …
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